Sindarov Participates in the Saint-Louis Chess Olympiad

Uzbek Grandmaster Javohir Sindarov will participate in the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown tournament to be held in St. Louis, USA. One.uz reports on this.

This competition serves as an important preparation stage ahead of the title match against world champion Dommaraju Gukesh in November. The tournament will run from October 27 to 29 and will be held in the rapid chess format.

Participants and competition format Four grandmasters will take part in the tournament. Sindarov's opponents will be Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, as well as Indian Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

Each participant will play two games each with white and black against the other three opponents. Thus, each chess player will play six games per day and a total of 18 games during the competition.

All games will be played under rapid chess rules, with 10 minutes and an additional 5 seconds per move. Prize fund and rating system The total prize fund of the competition is $425,000.

The winner will receive $125,000, the runner-up $94,000, the third-place finisher $72,000, and the fourth-place finisher $62,000. In addition, separate cash prizes are set for victories on each game day.

A unique feature of the tournament is that the number of points awarded for a win increases as the days progress. A win on the first day is worth one point, on the second day two points, and on the third day three points.

This system gives players who are lagging behind the opportunity to change the situation even on the final day of the competition. Source: international chess publications.